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Maulana Azizur Rahman Qayed | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1 January 1911 Nesarabad, Jhalokati District |
| Died | April 28, 2008 (aged 97) |
| Children | Maulana Khalilur Rahman Nesarabadi (son) |
| Education | Charsina Darussunnat Kamil Madrasa, Calcutta Alia Madrasa |
| Known for | Islamic scholar, educationist |
| Occupation | Academics, Charsina Darussunnat Kamil Madrasa |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Institute | Islami Oikya Sangathan |
| Muslim leader | |
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Maulana Muhammad Azizur Rahman Qayed Nesarabadi (1911–2008) was a prominent Islamic scholar, Sufi leader, and social reformer from Bangladesh.[1][2] He was popularly known as Qayed Saheb Huzur.[3] He founded the Nesarabad Darbar Sharif and the Jhalakathi N S Kamil Madrasa.[4] He also organized several Islamic movements and introduced the principle of Al-Ittihad Ma’al Ikhtilaf (unity despite differences).[5]
Azizur Rahman Qayed was born in 1911 in Basanda (present-day Nesarabad) village of Jhalokati District. His father, Mawlavi Mofizur Rahman, was a khalifa of Bahadurpur Darbar and a close associate of Sufi Munshi Meherullah in the historic debates with Christian missionaries during the British era. His grandfather, Qurban Munshi, was buried in Jannatul Mualla. Since Qayed was born in Nesarabad, the suffix Nesarabadi was added to his name.[6]
Qayed began his career as a teacher. From 1943 to 1969, he taught at Charsina Darussunnat Alia Madrasa, where he also served as vice principal. He was regarded as a philosopher, reformer, preacher, advocate of Islamic unity, and a spiritual guide. He also founded and edited the fortnightly Tableegh and the weekly Ishayat.
Some of his prominent students included:
Qayed devoted his life to uniting Muslims. In 1941, while a student at Calcutta Alia Madrasa, he founded Anjuman al-Islam. In 1945, under the guidance of the Pir of Furfura Sharif, the organization was renamed Hizbullah Jamiyatul Mujahideen. Later, in 1950, under the Pir of Charsina Sharif, it became Jamiyat-e-Hizbullah. Though the names changed, its objectives remained the same. He later declared Shah Abu Zafar Muhammad Saleh of Charsina Sharif as its Amir, while continuing as the founding Nazem-e-Ala.
Qayed introduced the principle of Al-Ittihad Ma’al Ikhtilaf (unity despite differences), which gained popularity. To promote this idea, he founded the Jamiyatul Musliheen. In 1997, he organized the first All-Party Islamic Conference in Bangladesh, held in Jhalokati. He also established numerous educational institutions, including the Jhalokati N.S. Kamil Madrasa, which grew into a large complex with 42 affiliated institutions.
He founded social organizations to protest injustice, resolve disputes, and promote unity, including:
Qayed believed that Islam could not thrive through a divided nation. He argued that Muslims should unite despite minor disagreements.[7] He opposed extremism and terrorism, advocating lawful and peaceful movements instead. He encouraged adopting good practices from any faith and admired the spiritual songs of Rabindranath Tagore and Nakul Kumar Biswas.
Azizur Rahman Qayed died on 28 April 2008. Hundreds of thousands attended his funeral at Nesarabad, with estimates of half a million people over a ten-square-kilometer area. He was respected by people of all communities, including Hindus of Jhalokati, who even held special prayers for him during his illness.[8]
The Jamiyatul Musliheen continues under his son, Principal Maulana Khalilur Rahman Nesarabadi.[9] Qayed established a Darbar Sharif at his residence, which became a major religious center. An annual Islamic gathering is held there, attended by hundreds of thousands.[4]
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Maulana Muhammad Azizur Rahman Qayed Nesarabadi (1911–2008) was a prominent Islamic scholar, Sufi leader, and social reformer from Bangladesh. He was popularly known as Qayed Saheb Huzur. He founded the Nesarabad Darbar Sharif and the Jhalakathi N S Kamil Madrasa. He also organized several Islamic movements and introduced the principle of Al-Ittihad Ma’al Ikhtilaf (unity despite differences).
Ṣūfī ʿAzīzur Raḥmān (Bengali: সুফি আজিজুর রহমান; 1862–1922) was a Muslim theologian, teacher and reformer. After being influenced by Abdul Wahid Bengali in his student life, he became associated with the spread of the Deobandi movement into Bengal. In 1896, he co-founded Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam.
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (11 October 1887 – 13 December 1949) was a Pakistani independence activist and Islamic scholar who served as the Shaykh al-Islām of Pakistan in 1949. He was the first to demand that Pakistan become an Islamic state. He was a religious scholar, writer, orator, politician, and an expert in tafsir and Hadith. Born in 1887 in Bijnor, Usmani was an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was the son of Fazlur Rahman Usmani. His brother Azizur Rahman Usmani was the first Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband. Usmani was the first to hoist the Flag of Pakistan at Karachi on 14 August 1947, and led the funeral prayers of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. His major work is the Tafseer-e-Usmani, which he co-authored with his teacher Mahmud Hasan Deobandi.
Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman (born 12 April 1969) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and theologian of the Deobandi movement. Born in Sargodha to a Ghuman family, Ilyas studied at Jamia Binoria in Karachi and was a disciple of Azizur Rahman Hazarvi. Ghuman is an expert in Ilm al-Kalam (speculative theology) and is known by his admirers as Mutakallim-i Islam. He is also a religious philosopher, Sufi, and a debater. Ghuman is the head of Markaz Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat in Sargodha.
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